serialport03.c

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// serialport03.c
// - Use the serial port for trigger output.
// - This example can be used together with serialport02.c 
//   (on another computer).
// - Serial port parameters have to be set by the user
//   (see the function in config_serialport.c)
// - This example does not open a display
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#include <tscope5.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#include "config_serialport.c"

int main()
{
    // set the log level to some high value
    ts5_set_log_level(TS5_LOGLEVEL_4);
        
    // register serialport COM1 as a trigger output device
    // use /dev/ttys0 or something similar on Mac OS X and Linux
    // this wil open the port, but it won't configure the port
    int portnum = ts5_define_serialport_trigger_output("COM1");
    TS5_SERIALPORT *portptr = ts5_get_serialport (portnum);
        
    // use os specific functions to configure the serial port
    config_serialport(portptr);
    
    // send 10 triggers, one every second
    int i;
    double start = ts5_get_time();
    for (i=0; i<10; i++) {
        ts5_send_serialport_trigger(1, i+1);    
        ts5_wait_until(start+(i+1));
    }   
    
    return 0;
}